2026 World Series of Poker

Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,897,200
Total Entries
204
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
2,304,000
Total Chips
11,520,000
Next Payout
Place 5
$100,231
Level Info
Level
24
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
144
Players Left
15
Players Left 5 / 204
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Early Double for Shak

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Dan Shak raised under the gun and called when Dustin Dirksen three-bet from the big blind. After a bet and a call on the 76K flop, Shak put in his last chips on the 3 turn, being all-in for 34,000 in total.

Dan Shak: A632 All in
Dustin Dirksen: AA94

Shak had the better hand for both pots, and he improved his high hand to a full house on the 3 river to secure the scoop.

Tags: Dan ShakDustin Dirksen

Ten is Good For Reid in Four-Way Pot

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Four players went to a flop of 8310 where Ofir Mor bet from the big blind. Jiayi Yao called in the cutoff, as did Terrance Reid in the small blind.

Mor bet again on the 9 turn, and both opponents called. All three players checked down the 9 river, and Reid showed Q1065 for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: Jiayi YaoOfir MorTerrance Reid

Pisarenko Check-Raises Taylor Twice

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Maksim Pisarenko
Maksim Pisarenko

Thomas Taylor raised in the cutoff, and Maksim Pisarenko defended his big blind. Taylor went for a continuation-bet on the 94Q flop, which Pisarenko check-raised. Taylor tossed in a third bet, and Pisarenko called.

Pisarenko then checked the 4 turn over again, and faced a bet by Taylor. However, Pisarenko raised again, receiving a fold for his efforts to take the pot.

Tags: Maksim PisarenkoThomas Taylor

Yass Bets Out Gluszko

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Robert Yass bet from under the gun on a flop of K54 and Tomasz Gluszko called in the big blind.

The turn was the 10 and Yass bet again. Gluszko called to see the K river, where Yass put out another bet. Gluszko quickly folded this time.

Tags: Robert YassTomasz Gluszko

Day 2 Entries

Level 11 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Bracelet Winners Abound on Day 2 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Robert Mizrachi
Robert Mizrachi

An elite field of seasoned pros and past World Series of Poker bracelet winners will assemble inside the Paris Las Vegas ballroom when Day 2 of Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship begins at 1 p.m. local time.

Of the 78 players returning for Day 2, 38 have already earned a piece of WSOP gold jewelry. They include chip leader James Chen, who sits atop the leaderboard with 359,000 at the start of the day. He’s followed by Qinghai Pan (342,000), James Obst (332,000), Robert Mizrachi (330,000), and Dylan Lambe (318,000).

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
1James ChenUnited States359,00045
2Qinghai PanUnited States342,00043
3James ObstAustralia332,00042
4Robert MizrachiUnited States330,00041
5Dylan LambeUnited States318,00040
6Nicolas MilgromFrance265,00033
7Jason DalyUnited States252,00032
8Yong WangChina239,00030
9Yehuda BuchalterUnited States223,00028
10Maksim PisarenkoRussian Federation212,00027

Jason Daly won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event just two days ago, and he has a chance to do it all over again as he enters with a big stack of 252,000. Others near the top of the leaderboard include Maksim Pisarenko (212,000), Scott Clements (212,000), Todd Brunson (182,000), Josh Arieh (164,000), Christopher Vitch (159,000), and Ryan Miller (154,000). Further down the chip counts are Mike Matusow (126,000), Jennifer Harman (112,000), defending champion Ryan Bambrick (107,000), Brian Rast (100,000), Gus Hansen (75,000), Philip Sternheimer (50,000), and Jeff Madsen (31,000).

A total of 162 players have already entered the event, but that number should grow today. Late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Levels will be 60 minutes, with a break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15. The plan is to play 10 levels today.

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Tags: Brian RastChristopher VitchDylan LambeGus HansenJames ChenJames ObstJason DalyJeff MadsenJennifer HarmanJosh AriehMaksim PisarenkoMike MatusowPhilip SternheimerQinghai PanRobert MizrachiRyan BambrickRyan MillerScott ClementsTodd Brunson

Seat Draw for Day 2

TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Bets
991Robert Mizrachi330,00041
993Josh Arieh164,00021
994David Wesson110,00014
995William Remshardt27,0003
996Tom Mccormick35,0004
     
1001Farid Jattin121,00015
1002William Kerkaert37,0005
1005Todd Brunson182,00023
1006James Tilton46,0006
1007Joao Vieira64,0008
     
1011Jeff Madsen31,0004
1012Andres Korn206,00026
1013Ryan Bambrick107,00013
1014Ryan Hoenig104,00013
1015Ray Dehkharghani50,0006
1016Jonathan Krela31,0004
     
1061Nam Le163,00020
1063Dustin Dirksen121,00015
1065John Sill44,0006
1066Dylan Lambe318,00040
1067Benjamin Hebert64,0008
     
1072Maksim Pisarenko212,00027
1073Espen Sandvik26,0003
1074Aaron Duczak33,0004
1075Thomas Taylor184,00023
1076Allan Le45,0006
1077Ben Yu128,00016
     
1081David Lin137,00017
1083Christopher Vitch159,00020
1085Tomasz Gluszko161,00020
1086Brian Rast100,00013
1087Robert Yass88,00011
     
1092Hunter Mcclelland120,00015
1093Jeremy Trojand10,0001
1094Paul Houvener119,00015
1095Mike Matusow126,00016
1096Philip Sternheimer50,0006
     
1141Jennifer Harman112,00014
1142Yueqi Zhu50,0006
1143John Racener31,0004
1146Thomas Koral124,00016
1147Dario Sammartino46,0006
     
1151Yuval Bronshtein64,0008
1154Frankie O'Dell110,00014
1155Spencer Simpson33,0004
1156James Chen359,00045
1157Jeffery Stepaniuk133,00017
     
1162Terrance Reid185,00023
1163Ofir Mor17,0002
1165Philip Long97,00012
1166Jiayi Yao104,00013
1167Scott Clements212,00027
     
1172Rob Hollink204,00026
1173Dennis Weiss127,00016
1174Jason Daly252,00032
1176Nicolas Milgrom265,00033
1177Yehuda Buchalter223,00028
     
1181Derek Dubois125,00016
1182Gus Hansen75,0009
1183David Eller59,0007
1185Jason Papastavrou114,00014
1186Joshua Wang24,0003
1187Qinghai Pan342,00043
     
1192Kelly Vandemheen137,00017
1194Yunlamkevin Choi186,00023
1195Jason Kluska184,00023
1196Yong Wang239,00030
1197Owais Ahmed83,00010
     
1201Ariel Mantel132,00017
1202James Obst332,00042
1203Jyri Merivirta133,00017
1205Andrei Zhigalov119,00015
1207Robert Slezak30,0004
     
1212Gregory Wood150,00019
1213Ryan Miller154,00019
1214Mack Lee79,00010
1215John Esposito105,00013
1216Yuhong Liu92,00012

Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Day 2 Started